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Verstappen hoping to move on from a fiery Friday

Max Verstappen suffered an unfortunate incident during the morning practice session of the Mexican Grand Prix, where his brakes caught alight causing him to retire his RB12 halfway through FP1 The teenager explained that the team ordered him to push on his installation lap, which resulted in his brakes being engulfed in flames for a brief moment. 'I think it was all a bit unfortunate for me today as I needed to do two installation laps just to go out again and they told me to keep pushing,' said the Red Bull driver rookie. 'I think you can’t push in your in-lap and all in all, with those combinations, the brakes caught a bit of a fire.' Following the incident, Verstappen warned that...
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